Geshe Kelsang Gyatso 07 (On throne)

Born in Tibet, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. Resident in the West since 1977, he is the author of 23 highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He is the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition, and has established over a thousand Kadampa meditation centers and groups throughout the world. This photograph was taken in the main meditation room at Madhyamaka Centre in England.